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Wednesday, August 5, 2015

Jeb Bush - The Gaffer That Keeps On Giving

Democratic critics of Jeb Bush’s ad-lib Tuesday about cutting women’s
health spending were joined by conservatives, who are annoyed that the
inartful statement may undermine their efforts to finally score a win
against Planned Parenthood.

Despite his swift damage control
efforts, Bush’s casual aside Tuesday afternoon that “I’m not sure we
need a half a billion dollars for women’s health programs” threw the
Democratic attack machine into overdrive.

...

For Bush, it marked the third time in a month that a carelessly phrased
off-the-cuff comment has sparked controversy — causing consternation
anew that the party’s best-funded potential nominee has been, in the
early months of the primary fight, something of a gaffe machine.

...

Less than an hour after making the comment about the overfunding of
“women’s health issues,” Bush posted a statement on his website saying
that he “misspoke” and meant only to question the $500 million in
federal funding for Planned Parenthood.

It was a swifter
reincarnation of Bush’s other explanations in recent weeks of comments
in which he seemed to call for the “phasing out” of Medicare — he said
later he wasn’t referring to a specific program, just entitlements in
general; and his suggestion that “workers need to work longer hours,”
which, he later clarified, was an attempt to discuss underemployment,
not an insinuation that American workers are lazy.

Good thing Bush has raised $120 million already.

He's going to need a lot of money to explain in campaign ads the stupid stuff he says on the campaign trail.